Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3820 Sept 13-27 | Page 21

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FOLSOM LAKE
Sept 13-27, 2019
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KLAMATH/TRINITY
RIVERS
cont.
“Fishing was tough on my latest trip
on the lake,” said Jerry Lampkin of TNG
Motor Sports Guide Service. “We caught
only one fish, a 12 inch rainbow, while
trolling Speedy Shiners.”
Craig Newton of of Willfish Bait and
Tackle made a trip to Folsom to break in
his new jet boat. While fishing in the North
Fork, he did pick up a couple of spotted
bass in the 12 inch range while casting
F-9 Rapalas in the hot steel pattern.
Boaters in search of smallmouth,
largemouth and spotted bass should fish
Senkos or Robo Worms in Aaron’s Magic
and Morning Dawn colors on drop shot
rigs at 5 to 20 feet deep.
The arrival of cooler fall weather should
improve the trolling for rainbow and king
salmon, as well as bass fishing.
This is a good time of year to target
channel catfish at Folsom. Throw out
mackerel, chicken liver, nightcrawlers and
other baits in the coves at Five Percent,
Granite Bay, Browns Ravine, Folsom
Point and elsewhere on the lake.
Folsom Lake is holding 773,407 acre
feet of water, 79 percent of capacity and
123 percent of average. The water level is
454.31 feet in elevation.
- Dan Bacher
Fall Chinooks Surge Into
Lower River
REQUA – The fall Chinook
fishery opened Aug. 15 in the
Klamath River and Sept. 1 in the
Trinity River. After a slow start
to the season, a big number of
salmon entered the Klamath
estuary on August 28 and the
fishing turned on.
“The five anglers in my boat
caught five salmon ranging
from 24 to 30 inches long in the
estuary,” said Jerry Lampkin of
TNG Motor Sports Guide Service.
“Everybody that went back out in
the evening after they arrived in
camp caught fish in the estuary.”
“We trolled Kastmasters and
anchovies for the kings in the
estuary,” stated Lampkin. “We
also hooked a jack salmon
and couple of steelhead in the
Klamath Glen area upriver, but the
grass in the water made fishing
Big kokanee are on the chomp at Stampede Reservoir. These fish were landed on August 23.
Photo courtesy of TIGHT LINES GUIDE SERVICE, Loomis.
difficult.”
The basin in-river recreational
quota is 7,637 adult Chinook
will remain the same as in 2018 with a
ros and other goodies for the students!.
Salmon for 2019.
two-fish daily bag limit, with no more than
This event is designed to provide
The Bureau of Reclamation increase
one fish over 22 inches (such as one
children with disabilities, ages 5 – 17,
in flows to the Trinity River for the Hoopa
adult and one jack). The possession limit
the opportunity to enjoy a quality outdoor
Valley Tribe’s Ceremonial Boat Dance will
remains the same at six fish, with no more recreational experience through the sport
help draw more fish
than three fish over 22 inches (effectively
of fishing. Young anglers will take to the
upriver. Releases
three daily bag limits).
water with C.A.S.T. for an unforgettable
began to increase
The 2019-2020 sport seasons, dates,
morning of fishing and boating.
above the base
locations, bag limits and gear restrictions
“This an awesome program that helped
summer flow of 450
are now available in the 2019-2020 Sport
my daughter realize what she could do,
cfs at 5 p.m. Sept.
24ft Alumaweld Jet Boat
Fishing Regulations Supplement, now
helped us as parents see what she could
1, and reached a
posted on the CDFW website. Additional
do, helped the volunteers see what she
G-Loomis & Shimano Gear Provided
peak flow of 2,650
season information can be found on the
could do and helped those watching see
cfs on Sept. 2.
Salmon • Trout • Stripers
CDFW’s ocean salmon webpage, or by
what she could do. It was a profound
The releases then
Shad • Steelhead • Sturgeon
calling CDFW’s ocean salmon hotline at
success,” said one mother.
gradually decreased [phone] or the Klamath-Trinity
You can register as a participant, as a
Professional Guide Robert Weese since 1985. back to the base
River hotline at [phone].
shore volunteer or a volunteer boater. The
summer flow about
event will take place at the Los Vaqueros
Northern California Guide Service 3 p.m. on Sept. 5.
Marina in Livermore.
530-755-7196 • norcalsalmonguide.com
Fishing regulations
This event fills up quickly, so sign up
Sacramento & Feather River
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RESERVOIR
Meanwhile, catfish and striped bass
C.A.S.T for Kids Event Set for continue to dominate the catches at the
October 5
reservoir.
There was a 1000 pound catfish plant
LIVERMORE – The Catch A Special
on
August 18 that boosted catches at the
Thrill (C.A.S.T.) for Kids event will take
lake. Chicken liver and anchovies are
place at Vaqueros Reservoir on October
the best choices of bait. The South Cove,
5, 2019.
Cowboy Cove and Oak Point are among
It’s a free fishing event that pairs
the more productive spots mentioned by
students with special needs and their
anglers.
families with local volunteer fishing
Anglers continue to hook keeper stripers
experts for a day of boat or shore-fishing,
around the reservoir, along with releasing
a BBQ, awards, and freebies like fishing
plenty of undersized fish. Cut anchovies
or shad fished from
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top baits.
Also Fall Run Kings on the Sacramento River
If you are looking to
Custom 23’ Rogue Jet
rent a boat, contact the
Marina ahead of time
to check current wind
conditions at (925)
371-2628.
- Dan Bacher
Cpt. Jerry Lampkin – 25 years of experience fishing
Salmon, Steelhead, Stripers, Trout & landlocked Kings on
the Feather, Sacramento, American Rivers and Folsom Lake
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NEW
MELONES
LAKE
Kokanee Action
Is Winding Down
ANGELS CAMP–
The kokanee action
at New Melones
continues for
experienced trollers,
and there are anglers
starting to jig for
the larger grade of
landlocked salmon, but
the overall action and
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